diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 65f74fc..e73867f 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -5214,8 +5214,10 @@
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $enable_pythoninterp" >&5
 $as_echo "$enable_pythoninterp" >&6; }
 if test "$enable_pythoninterp" = "yes" -o "$enable_pythoninterp" = "dynamic"; then
-    # Extract the first word of "python", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy python; ac_word=$2
+    for ac_prog in python2 python
+do
+  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_python+set}" = set; then :
@@ -5254,6 +5256,9 @@
 fi
 
 
+  test -n "$vi_cv_path_python" && break
+done
+
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_python" != "X"; then
 
         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Python version" >&5
@@ -5509,8 +5514,10 @@
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $enable_python3interp" >&5
 $as_echo "$enable_python3interp" >&6; }
 if test "$enable_python3interp" = "yes" -o "$enable_python3interp" = "dynamic"; then
-    # Extract the first word of "python3", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy python3; ac_word=$2
+    for ac_prog in python3 python
+do
+  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_python3+set}" = set; then :
@@ -5549,6 +5556,9 @@
 fi
 
 
+  test -n "$vi_cv_path_python3" && break
+done
+
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_python3" != "X"; then
 
         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Python version" >&5
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 387d85e..2dae429 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_pythoninterp)
 if test "$enable_pythoninterp" = "yes" -o "$enable_pythoninterp" = "dynamic"; then
   dnl -- find the python executable
-  AC_PATH_PROG(vi_cv_path_python, python)
+  AC_PATH_PROGS(vi_cv_path_python, python2 python)
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_python" != "X"; then
 
     dnl -- get its version number
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_python3interp)
 if test "$enable_python3interp" = "yes" -o "$enable_python3interp" = "dynamic"; then
   dnl -- find the python3 executable
-  AC_PATH_PROG(vi_cv_path_python3, python3)
+  AC_PATH_PROGS(vi_cv_path_python3, python3 python)
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_python3" != "X"; then
 
     dnl -- get its version number
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 53be01c..de2329e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    755,
+/**/
     754,
 /**/
     753,